Improvement in carriage for sawing saddle-tree stuff



JAMES II. PRESTON, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT iN CARRIAGE FOR SAWING SADDLE-TREE STUFF.

Speelication forming part of Letters Patent No. 7,4i30, dated Mui-Ch 2, 1869,

To all 'whom it may concern: i

Beit known that I, JAMEs II. PRESTON, of Jefferson Oity, in the county 1 f Cole and State oi' Missouri, have inventeda new and Improved Carriage for Sawing Saddle-Tree Stuii; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-4 Figui' 1 is a plan viewof my invention. Fig. 2 a cross-section oi' the same through the li .e m x, Fig. 1.

S .iiiar letters of reference indicate corresp' .iding parts.

.he object of this invention is to facilitate tde construction of saddle-trees.

Heretofore it has been customary, in the manufacture of saddletrees, to split or rive the billets of wood, in order to give them the proper triangular crosssectien preparatory to working tlieiii down into bars, eantles,7 heads, and side trees, so' called, and other accessory parts of saddle-trees that require to be beveled more or less. i,

By means of my inventiony these enumerated parts may be sawed with the proper bevel or triangular cross-seotion, and a great saving thereby effected in time and material, and timber can be utilized that would not be available in the old method; and in sawing out the stuil' the operator obtains afair surface, which enables him to put the work in a scroll-saw or molding-machine in cutting the. curved outlines, thereby securing uniformity of execution.

Lastly, my invention enableshim to worl; up timber that is procured at any saw-mill, thus obvating the necessity of having the stuff split out by hand, or otherwise, with the general bevel or triangulari cross-section, as before stated.

My invention consists, in general terms, of a bed or bottom plate, provided,` on its upper side with two adjustable rests on each side of a saw-slit in the said bed, l,nd provided with means of holding` the said iests at the desired position in which they are set for any particular kind of work. The carriage is movable on iii,

i i y the saw-table, and may be' provided with guides oi any suitable nature, to obtain uniformity in the work, without the exercise of skill in guiding the carriage by hand.

In the drawings, A is the bed, of wood or metal, having a saw-slit, a a, extending over halt` of its length. B B are the rests, being pieces oi' wood or metal, having their lower edges somewhat beveled, to allow them to be inclined forward toward the saw when the nature of the work requires such position. The rests are arranged on each side of the saw-slit, as shown, and are connected with the bed by hinges O D, which, i'rom their construction, enable the rests to be moved laterally to or from the saw-slit, to receive between them stuft' of different size. The hinges are also provided with devices for clamping them securely at any desired position within the limit of their lateral adjustment.

There are various methods of obtaining such adjustment; but vI have shown a simple and effective method, which is perhaps the best, and will thoroughly answer the purpose required. It is as follows: The parts C of the hinges are permanently affixed to the rests by bolts or screws, while the parts l) are formed with slots b, each of which incloses a threaded stud, i', affixed in and projecting upward from the bed. These studs are provided with clampnuts d, which, when loosened up, permit the movement of the pawls D, but when turned down sufficiently hold the said parts firmly in place. The incline or angle of the rests isv adjusted and fixed by means of slotted plates G, one end of which is attached to the rests, as shown, by staples or other suitable means, and the plates are clamped against blocks E, iiXed on the bed, as shown, by means of clampnuts f, working iii the threaded studs g, projecting from the blocks E through the slots c of the said plates G, the proximate edges of the said blocks being sloped or beveled to allow the maximum opening of the rests that may be required.

I is a molding fixed to the bed, and against wlhich the ends of the stuft' held in the rests a ut..

A circular saw is generally used in the slit a a.

In using my invention the Wood is placed in The arrangement upon the bed A of the the rests, and the latter inclined, as shown iu beveled rests B B, adjustable hinges C D, Fig'. 2, to cui', more or less diagonally across beveled blocks E, and slotted adjusting-plates the rectenguleir` section of thewood, as shown. G, when all the parts are constructed es delhus wood as it comes from the mill may scribed, for the purpose specified.

be used'- or eveil round or irrefular wood m ey be Worked up by the saw into:D beveled pieces JAS' H' PRESTON suitable for saddle-tree stu". Witnesses:

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- J. W. PINGREE,

ters Patent- CHARLES L. WELLS. 

